Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 3157 45436 48013
Osprey 1 13 43
Bald Eagle 17 237 402
Northern Harrier 24 286 722
Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 2132 7095
Cooper's Hawk 6 119 246
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 12 154 154
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 79 782 952
Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 5
Golden Eagle 2 14 15
American Kestrel 0 183 1144
Merlin 1 18 105
Peregrine Falcon 0 22 63
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 20 21
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 3359 49447 99238
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Andrew Fix, Chad Cornish, Corinne Allsop, Hugh Kent,
Michael Arthurs, Robin Smallwood
Visitors:
Big thanks to Paul for being Official counter today, well supported by
Chad, Mike, Andy, Robin, Corrine and Hugh. Good to see Andy and Emma from
Cincinnati and many other people who visited the tower to see all the
birds.
Weather:
Light wind from north until midday, turning south west. Scattered clouds
throughout the day, with good visibility. Temperature around 15c most of
the day.
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures ruled the roost again with 3157. Better numbers of
Red-tailed Hawks (79) throughout the day mostly accompanying the Turkey
Vultures. Also relatively good numbers of Northern Harrier (24) including
four males. Highlights for the day were two Golden Eagles and a
Rough-legged Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
The American Crows (32880) came past in numbers today. Duck numbers are
being maintained and a late burst of Great Egret(21) all in a group on the
marsh close to the tower was interesting to see. The list is at:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S281349126
Predictions:
Tomorrow is HawktoberFest and a Northern component to the moderate wind and
sunny skies should bring raptors closer to the tower.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
More site information at hawkcount.org:
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100
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